Senior Engineer - Power and Recovery

Your Job

We are seeking a candidate to fill a manufacturing support role in the Manufacturing Technical Group Power & Recovery Technical Center.

This position can be home based.

The position will report to Director Boiler Strategy Execution and will work with multiple groups and disciplines throughout engineering, maintenance and operations to improve asset performance and reliability.

Utilization of PBM® and Frameworks to proactively support the development and execution of improvement plans for Power & Recovery equipment including power boilers, recovery boilers, evaporators, turbines and associated auxiliary equipment.

This role will be responsible for collaborating with internal stakeholders to drive results, creating superior value to meet GP's manufacturing vision.

What You Will Do


* Develop strong relationships with partners in Operations, Engineering, Maintenance, and Businesses teams


* Provide remote and in-person technical troubleshooting and urgent care for utilities assets and processes


* Mentor operations and maintenance resources to ensure minimum level of qualifications are met to operate and maintain assets


* Support facility outages with particular focus on high value or high-risk projects to ensure success


* Perform benchmarking and gap closure analysis for asset reliability and performance


* Identify non-capital and capital improvement opportunities and partner with site and external engineering teams to develop, execute, and commission projects.


* Develop multi-year asset strategy and implementation plans for responsible assets


* Build and maintain OEM, vendor, contractor, and consulting network for responsible assets


* Support the development and implementation of Design, Operate, and Maintain (DOM) standards for associated systems and assets


* Collaborate with remote monitoring resources to develop and optimize monitoring strategies for responsible assets


* Comply with Environmental, Health and Safety requirements in all activities with the objective of achieving zero incidents

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)


* Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Engineering Technology with a preference of Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Pulp and Paper Science.

Consideration will also be given to candidates with 10 or more years of operations leadership experience in lieu of an engineering degree.


* Minimum of 10 years of experience in the pulp & paper industry operations, engineering, or OEM.


* Minimum of 5 years of experience in operations leadership


* Knowledge of theoretical and practical aspects of the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of assets in scope of responsibility.


* Demonstrated experience in process improvement and process optimization


* Practical knowledge of ASME, BLRBAC, NFPA and similar codes/standards

Personal Attributes


* Proven capability of leading through influence; working with and thro...